Jennifer Aniston has revealed she spent 20 years secretly trying to have a baby
The 56-year-old actress has hit out at the "false narrative" that she decided against having children because she is a "workaholic"
11 October 2025
Speaking to the November issue of Harper's Bazaar UK, she said: "They didn't know my story, or what I'd been going through over the past 20 years to try to pursue a family, because I don't go out there and tell them my medical woes.
"That's not anybody's business. But there comes a point when you can't not hear it - the narrative about how I won't have a baby, won't have a family, because I'm selfish, a workaholic.
"It does affect me - I'm just a human being. We're all human beings. That's why I thought, 'What the hell?' "
The Friends star decided to first speak out about her unsuccessful IVF treatment to help others.
She explained: "I knew a lot of women at the time who were trying to have kids, who were dealing with IVF.
"So it did feel like it was not only for myself, but for any women who were struggling with the same issue."
Despite being hurt by rumours about her personal life over the years, The Morning Show actress has largely tried to let nature take its course.
She said: "The older I get, the less I care about correcting a narrative, because it will happen eventually. The news cycle is so fast, it just goes away.
"Of course, there are times when I feel that sense of justice - when something has been said that isn't true and I need to right the wrong.
"And then I think, do I really? My family knows my truth, my friends know my truth."
In 2022, Jennifer revealed she had undergone unsuccessful IVF treatment, while she wished she'd frozen her eggs earlier.
She said at the time: "My late 30s, 40s, I'd gone through really hard s***, and if it wasn't for going through that, I would've never become who I was meant to be. I was trying to get pregnant.
"All the years and years and years of speculation... It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it.
"I would've given anything if someone had said to me, 'Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favour.' You just don't think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed. But I have zero regrets."
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